CALM (center for alternative living medicine) would be a great place to start. it's the rainbow gathering's med group. i was a part of it in colorado for 3 weeks, amazing experience. pretty hardcore.
there are a lot of temp and travelling med alternate health groups out there.
For ecology movements, (assuming you're US-based) you could point to the organization of Earth Day, the lead-in to the formation of the EPA, that sort of thing. Perhaps also nuclear protests, and the Greenpeace activism
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thanks for this. lots of great on environmentalism here, which will be useful for another section of the course. I was looking specifically for ecological health activism or alternative/natural health activism (grassroots/professional), but this is great. thanks again.
Rewilding is sort of a movement, sort of a lifestyle, which is equal parts social, ecological, and health focused. It's based in a view that doesn't separate the various aspects of our lives, but analyses many dysfunctions in various parts of modern life as being rooted in civilization and its deficiencies.
Specifically, check out The Thirty Theses, as a great compilation of key primitivist ideas. Also, 5 Common Objections to Primitivism, and Why They’re Wrong is a good idea to read as well, because people tend to make some really asinine assumptions about primitivism and having a working knowledge should probably include understanding them. The first is a bit long, being a series of essays, but can probably be broken down easily enough for students. Plus, Jason gives some damn good bibliographical information.
this is great! I wasn't familiar with it by name, but this is certainly getting at alternative health issues, which is what I'm looking for. Thanks so!
Hmmm. I don't have any resources pertaining specifically to health, but I have a lot of stuff about the environmental movement in general, some of which may be helpful (or at least of general interest
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Rewilding is sort of a movement, sort of a lifestyle, which is equal parts social, ecological, and health focused. It's based in a view that doesn't separate the various aspects of our lives, but analyses many dysfunctions in various parts of modern life as being rooted in civilization and its deficiencies.
Specifically, check out The Thirty Theses, as a great compilation of key primitivist ideas. Also, 5 Common Objections to Primitivism, and Why They’re Wrong is a good idea to read as well, because people tend to make some really asinine assumptions about primitivism and having a working knowledge should probably include understanding them. The first is a bit long, being a series of essays, but can probably be broken down easily enough for students. Plus, Jason gives some damn good bibliographical information.
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